S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3113
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 11, 2009
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Introduced by Sens. HUNTLEY, DIAZ, ESPADA, HASSELL-THOMPSON, ONORATO,
OPPENHEIMER, PERKINS, SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the creation of the
police cadet corps program
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-s
to read as follows:
S 837-S. POLICE CADET CORPS PROGRAM. 1. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED WITHIN
THE DIVISION A POLICE CADET CORPS PROGRAM, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE
COMMISSIONER IN CONJUNCTION AND CONSULTATION WITH THE CHANCELLOR OF THE
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AND COMMISSIONER OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF
THE CITY OF NEW YORK, TO BE LOCATED AT JOHN JAY COLLEGE WITHIN THE CITY
UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.
2. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE DESIGNED SO AS TO PREPARE CANDIDATES FOR THE
COMPLEXITIES OF MODERN POLICE WORK IN AN ETHNICALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITY
THROUGH A COMBINATION OF COLLEGE EDUCATION AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAIN-
ING, AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
(A) SPECIALIZED COURSEWORK SPECIFIC TO LAW ENFORCEMENT;
(B) THE PREVENTION OF VICTIMIZATION;
(C) COMMUNITY RELATIONS IN POLICING;
(D) MENTAL AND PHYSICAL SKILL-DEVELOPMENT TRAINING SPECIFIC TO THE
NEEDS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT; AND
(E) SUPERVISED INTERNSHIPS UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE NEW YORK CITY
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
3. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE DESIGNED SO AS TO ACCOMMODATE A MINIMUM OF
FIVE HUNDRED STUDENTS BY THE FIFTEENTH OF AUGUST AFTER THIS SECTION
TAKES EFFECT, AND A MINIMUM OF ONE THOUSAND STUDENTS WITHIN ONE YEAR OF
THE FIFTEENTH OF AUGUST AFTER THIS SECTION TAKES EFFECT.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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